Creating the New World

Predict the future. Create it.™

My book, Out of the Giant Hairball: How Regular People Can Create a Whole New World, is coming along nicely. I'm L O V I N G the writing process and super psyched about what the book is becoming! Sadly, like the plants in my home, the blog has not been watered and has become a bit parched.So, I'm dusting off a piece I wrote in April 2005 about how we each change the world every day, simply

I hear resignation in the voices of many people about our prospects as a society to create our way out of this Giant Global Hairball we’re in. Even in the voices of those working tirelessly to make a difference, there—just beneath the “change warrior’s” words—is an energy that conveys a sense of sorrow that their valiant efforts are simply not enough. Or, maybe it’s simply exhaustion.

There are certain milestones in life that feel like we’re turning a page in our life story. These are numerous and seamless continuations of our unfolding life, where we simply flip to a fresh page of life experience without pause or reflection. Other milestones feel more like we’re starting a new chapter, where we pause on the blank page between chapters long enough to recognize that